Principle Clinical Psychologist

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic clinical psychologist to work within a well respected Community Learning Disability Team. This fixed term 12 months post (37.5 hrs per week) is based at College House, Barrow in Furness within the South Cumbria locality. Previous experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is essential.

LSCFT provides the majority of NHS commissioned community services for people with learning disabilities, autism or both across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS). The learning disability service employs almost 200 multi-disciplinary staff and has 16 teams across the ICS.

You will be expected to provide psychological assessment and intervention in a variety of settings and be involved in the offer of consultation, training and supervision to the wider MDT on the psychological care of adults with a learning disability. There may also be opportunities for service related research and development.

You will receive regular clinical & professional supervision from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and you will also benefit from being a member of the Learning Disability Psychology Specialty as well as the wider Psychological Professions Community within the Trust.

There are excellent links with the North West clinical psychology training courses in Lancaster, Manchester and Liverpool., Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.